SIS Meteorological Observations ' 



March ^0. — Heavy clouds and cool wind; some small 

 raui in the evening was succeeded by a clear coul night. 

 Thermometer 2 PTM. 45*. 



March <2\. — Fine clear inorning. Barometer 29, 90. 

 Thermometer at 1 P.M. 56\ During the day linear and 

 other cirri appeared at no great height. I observed about 

 eleven o'clock in the morning an unusual inversion in the 

 order of the clouds, a long cirrus moving rapidly in a north 

 wind, at right angles to its length, while at one end of it 

 cirrose fibres pointed to the N. and at the other end to the 

 E. In a higher region flimsy cumuli moved in a south 

 wind, and higher came over large flimsy and plumose 

 beds of cirrocumulus in NW. wind j afterwards cirrocu- 

 muiostratus formed, and the sky became clouded at inter- 

 vals : the wind was strong below from NW. 



March 22. — Cloudy morning, followed by small rain, 

 after which rainy features of the different modifications ap- 

 peared. In the evening large confused cinocumuU with 

 some bars of cirrostratus appeared. Therm. 3 P.M. 30'. 

 Wind calm. The night became clear, with a breeze ; and 

 Thermometer 39° at 11 P.M. 



March 23. — Clear morning; afterwards cumuli formed as 

 usual, mcreasing towards midday. The night was starlight, 

 but the stars did not shine bright, and there was a lucid 

 corona about Jupiter at times. 'I'hermometer 11 P.M. 36°. 

 Wind westerly. 



March 24. — Cloudy morning, followed by gentle rain 

 which continued through the day. Thermometer 1 1 P.M. 

 46°. 



March 25. — Clouded and some rain, but it held up in 

 the evening. 



March 26'. — Fair day; cirrus, &c. in bands stretched 

 along. Cirrocumulus of loose indefinite kind aloft ; cumuli 

 sail along lower ; the cii'ri, 8cc. seemed to be dmiinished in 

 proportion as the cumuli increased in size and density. 

 Towards evening ihe cumuli disappeared, and high cirrocu- 

 mulus with obliquely descending bands of cirrus appeared. 

 Therm. 11 P.M. 36°. 



March 27. — Vine day, with crimson forms of cirrus In 

 the morning ; through the day large and dense cumuli 

 formed, and at times obscured the sky. Fine dry warm 

 night. Thermometer at U P.M. 48°, but much higher 

 during the day. 



March 28. — Clear morning, cirri flimsy and changeable 

 with cumuli through the day; cumulostratus broke out, 

 when the cumuli below cirri increased in size and density. 



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